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PlacePump House, corner Prince and Sir George Grey Streets, Oranjezicht.
… dynamo was installed to help illuminate Table Bay Harbour, 10 years before the rest of Cape Town. The building dates …
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… Cato Manor, a shanty town, is situated 10 kilometres from the centre of Durban; it was named after …
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
… moved back to Cape Town with her husband, who passed away 10 years later. …
PlaceGrey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 December 1976. …
EventJacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the WBO world champion title
Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala was born on 8 January 1962 in Soweto, Johannesburg. He began his professional boxing career in 1980. Matlala’s first crack at a world…
EventSolomon Kalushi Mahlangu is born
… by hanging in Pretoria Central Prison, was born on 10 July 1956 in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria. Mahlangu left the …
EventWW2 veteran Job Masego dies
… After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, Masego was one of 10 722 South Africans who were taken to a German …
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… of this, he had spent a year in detention at the age of 10, reportedly the country's youngest detainee. …
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
The Supreme Court convicted former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock (dubbed 'Prime Evil') of six murders of Black anti-apartheid activists during his service as…
EventWits attains full university status
… Student numbers increased rapidly to 6 275 in 1963, 10 600 in 1975 and by 1985 there were 16 400 students. … Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa , Cape Town:…
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
… national flag in the world. The flag was first flown on 10 May 1994, the day Nelson Mandela became president - two …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… leadership of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi won 2 058 294 (10%) of the national votes, Freedom Front (FF) under the …
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… of church named after him. His wife, Juana, died on 10 October 1872, and is buried with him. … Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000…
PlaceFietas Museum, Johannesburg
Established in 1894 to the west of central Johannesburg, Fietas (today known as Pageview) was once the city’s "Malay location" and home to a large Indian…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
The African National Congress (ANC) is saddened to learn of the passing-on of Cde Basil Jomo Mavuso, a former MK combatant in Nova Catenga, a military…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
Next Week's Events Saturday 12th March, 11am – Storytime: Friends Friends are helpful, kind and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds…
PlaceMorocco
Mountainous country of western North Africa, Morocco borders Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west,…
PlaceMilnerton
… in the Western Cape . Milnerton is situated approximately 11 kilometers from Cape Town’s City centre . It is well known …
PlaceTimour Hall Primary School, Plumstead
… and iron building consisting of two classrooms. On April 11 1904, the first pupil was enrolled. By February 1918 the …
PlacePretoria Correctional Service Museum
… Has recently had its name changed to: "the Kgosi Mampuru 11 Correctional Centre." …
The Trust Feed Massacre
… later dubbed by the press, the "Trust Feeds Massacre" left 11 people dead and two seriously wounded. The youngest victim …
EventParliament convenes to consider the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki
… secret ballot on 25 September. After the vote was passed, 11 cabinet ministers and three deputy ministers resigned in …
ArticleReferencing Resources for Historical Research
… and Resistance in the 1980s', SAHO Blog [web blog], 10 June 2023, … and Resistance in the 1980s', SAHO Blog [web blog], 10 June 2023, … ‘Youth, Culture and…
EventMahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first Black Springboks captain
… player, Mahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle was born in Tzaneen on 11 September 1986. Ralepelle moved to Pretoria and attended …
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa's longest wage strike
… The mineworkers' strike was violent, according to NUM; 11 people died, 500 were injured and over 400 workers were …
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… and produced an amendment of the constitutional text on 11 October 1996. When the court reviewed the text it opened … Africa, 1996, passed by the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… Parliament Bill. The Bill was passed by a vote of 168 to 11. 7 April, The Representation of Natives Bill is passed at … is elected president of the AAC and…
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… on bus drivers by IFP supporters started occurring. On 10 May 1987, a bus driver by the name of Simon Zulu, was shot … security management, vigilantes and…
EventKing George V visits the SANLC
… France in battalions, for their work was needed there. On 10 July 1917, the British Royal Family was visiting France. …
PlaceDock House, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront-Cape Town
… The Moorings No. 2 and 3, The Moorings No. 5 and 6 and 10. The Cell Block and Treadmill, remains part of the old …